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it might bring us full circle. we have a court with five members who are very skeptical of race conscious government practice. while that case has various vehicle problems and comes from a place with a very id owe sin cattic admissions process, that case fisher against texas is a big deal. i would think they will take the case. the federal court struck down a statute. they love to give him the opportunity to get back. i think for same-sex marriage cases, if they had to choose, the case only asks whether they have to track benefits in states where people are already lawfully married. it's not shoving marriage down the throats of anybody but making the federal law congruent to state law in an area where they traditionally governed. it's a simpler question than the prop 8 one. >> i sure agree with that. on the affirmative action thing, the thing to watch is whether it's texas only or national. i would bet the white plaintiffs are going to win in that case, otherwise, they wouldn't have taken it. texas had this top ten
it might bring us full circle. we have a court with five members who are very skeptical of race conscious government practice. while that case has various vehicle problems and comes from a place with a very id owe sin cattic admissions process, that case fisher against texas is a big deal. i would think they will take the case. the federal court struck down a statute. they love to give him the opportunity to get back. i think for same-sex marriage cases, if they had to choose, the case only...
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they need to work with us as well. they're not immune to federal law. if they're not going to assist us in removing not only criminal aliens but those that might go on to commit a terrorist attack or what have you because they want to have their city become a sanctuary, the federal government cannot stand by idly and allow that to happen. it's absolutely the wrong message to be sending. so i'm very appreciative of what you're saying. really exploring your options. is there anything further this subcommittee or the congress can assist you with in that particular instance? if so, we are certainly all ears because we do need to resolve that in the correct way. i think cook county is going to have to recognize that the federal government is very serious about secure communities. we can't just have one hold out in the country for such a thing, or they really will become a magnet for all kinds of situations there. >> i would say that we're going to give it a very good effort to try to resolve the situation directly with cook county and with illinois and with
they need to work with us as well. they're not immune to federal law. if they're not going to assist us in removing not only criminal aliens but those that might go on to commit a terrorist attack or what have you because they want to have their city become a sanctuary, the federal government cannot stand by idly and allow that to happen. it's absolutely the wrong message to be sending. so i'm very appreciative of what you're saying. really exploring your options. is there anything further this...
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and as we can keep those close to us. for me, hearing this kind of -- these kinds of stories, these kind of talks are really fascinating and illuminating in so many different levels. you know, i'm very intimate with the story as robert's great, great grandson. i've heard about it from my mother, grandmother, aunts and uncles, and i feel a real personal connection to it. but it's always really almost amazing to me to learn about my great, great grandfather from folks who have spent their professional lives studying about him. so it's always a great experience for me. i'd like to ask the panel one of the consistent questions that i get every time that i get up and talk about robert smalls is if robert smalls, he did all these wonderful things, these amazing things in so many areas and aspects of his life, why is his stature in the country, even though over the last ten years it's certainly grown, but why is he relatively unknown? i mean, if you think about all that he did, i would stack his life and career up against plenty
and as we can keep those close to us. for me, hearing this kind of -- these kinds of stories, these kind of talks are really fascinating and illuminating in so many different levels. you know, i'm very intimate with the story as robert's great, great grandson. i've heard about it from my mother, grandmother, aunts and uncles, and i feel a real personal connection to it. but it's always really almost amazing to me to learn about my great, great grandfather from folks who have spent their...
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it should be a beacon that reminds us of what we were, what challenges we still face, and a point us toward what we can become. the vision of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture is to inspire learning and understanding, promote healing, foster dialogue and reconciliation in an a environment that tells the american story through the lens of african-americans. in 2005, lonnie bunch was hired as the founding director of the museum. the museum will present the african-american story as part of the fabric of american life, a life of freedom, of bondage, of hope and resiliency, of struggle and pain, of successes and triumphs. it allows us to look at american history from an african-american perspective, and by so doing, we can see how important african-american history is to a larger american history. robert smalls is included in the museum's vision, and it includes the stories related to robert smalls and his life and word. in february of -- february of this year, the museum celebrated the groundbreaking. and president obama was there. and i want to s
it should be a beacon that reminds us of what we were, what challenges we still face, and a point us toward what we can become. the vision of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture is to inspire learning and understanding, promote healing, foster dialogue and reconciliation in an a environment that tells the american story through the lens of african-americans. in 2005, lonnie bunch was hired as the founding director of the museum. the museum will present the...
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once again, appreciate all the work you do on behalf of us. but could each of you just speak generally, let me give you one example. because two weeks ago i was watching c-span. these words are not synonymous. your peers will talk about southern history. and if you get up and publicly project that you're an expert, you're an authority about a subject and all you can speak about is the successionists, that's because you are ignorant and not you personally, but your peers didn't do their work on alternative viewpoints. and as you go across south carolina, you see a dearth of information about the native americans and we as african-americans we are not invisible people. >> brother, can you form your question? reframe your question. >> just some feedback on the importance of history, that we need to know our history. >> you want to take a stab? >> yes, yes, yes. thank you. very much for your observations. i think one way to link what we're talking about here tonight to the gentleman's question is this time period in american history that we have f
once again, appreciate all the work you do on behalf of us. but could each of you just speak generally, let me give you one example. because two weeks ago i was watching c-span. these words are not synonymous. your peers will talk about southern history. and if you get up and publicly project that you're an expert, you're an authority about a subject and all you can speak about is the successionists, that's because you are ignorant and not you personally, but your peers didn't do their work on...
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congressman wilson, thank you for joining us today and proceed. >> thank you. i represent miami, where trayvon was from. he was murdered in sanford. thank you. thank you, chairman durbin, ranking member graham, and senator blumenthal and other members of the subcommittee. i thank you for inviting me to testify today on the issue of racial profiling. last week, after 45 days, an arrest was finally made in the shooting death of my constituent, trayvon martin. trayvon was a 17-year-old boy, walking home from a store. he was unarmed and simply walking with skittles and iced tea. he went skiing in the winter and horseback riding in the summer. his brother and best friend is a senior at florida international university of miami, a middle class family. but that didn't matter. he was still profiled, followed, chased, and murdered. this case has captured international attention and will go down in history as a textbook example of racial profiling. his murder affected me personally, and it broke my heart again. i have buried so many young black boys, it is extremely trau
congressman wilson, thank you for joining us today and proceed. >> thank you. i represent miami, where trayvon was from. he was murdered in sanford. thank you. thank you, chairman durbin, ranking member graham, and senator blumenthal and other members of the subcommittee. i thank you for inviting me to testify today on the issue of racial profiling. last week, after 45 days, an arrest was finally made in the shooting death of my constituent, trayvon martin. trayvon was a 17-year-old boy,...
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. >> read it to us. >> only people from brooklyn uses the word geez. your letter doesn't have a single worthwhile sentence in it. i will not buy you any notebooks. i repeat no notebooks. but i will send you decals that are not to be placed in my room, around my room or on the window of my car. >> okay. who was this guy? and why did you set out to tell this story? >> this guy was my fantastic, magnet, bossy, difficult, older brother carl. he was the red state to my blue state. all you have to understand to know about how complicated and difficult this relationship was my first memory of my brother was with when he sail me out a window when i was 2 years old and in the san antonio emergency room with a cut on my eye brow. he gave me the gift of a hard head. he went from there to being the youngest member of the john berk society and coming into my room to smash my joan biaz records because she was on the list. he was complicated, but saying all of that he was mysterious. he grew up to be a trial lawyer turned apple orchardist. part of the madening siblin
. >> read it to us. >> only people from brooklyn uses the word geez. your letter doesn't have a single worthwhile sentence in it. i will not buy you any notebooks. i repeat no notebooks. but i will send you decals that are not to be placed in my room, around my room or on the window of my car. >> okay. who was this guy? and why did you set out to tell this story? >> this guy was my fantastic, magnet, bossy, difficult, older brother carl. he was the red state to my blue...
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it prohibits the use of racial profiling, that is, using race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting which individual is to be subject to a spontaneous investigation, activity such as a traffic stop, such as interviews, such as frisks, et cetera. it applies to all levels of government. it requires mandatory training, data collection by local and state law enforcement, and a way of maintaining adequate policies and procedures designated to end racial profiling. the states are mandated to do that or risk the loss of federal funds. the department of justice has granted authority to make grants to state and local governments to advance the best practices. as i pointed out, it has the support of numerous groups and you'll be hearing from some of them today. let me just conclude, as my statement will give all the details of the legislation. by quoting our former colleague, senator kennedy when he says civil rights is the great unfinished business of america. i think it's time that we move forward in fwarnting to every citizen of this country equal justice under the law and s-1
it prohibits the use of racial profiling, that is, using race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting which individual is to be subject to a spontaneous investigation, activity such as a traffic stop, such as interviews, such as frisks, et cetera. it applies to all levels of government. it requires mandatory training, data collection by local and state law enforcement, and a way of maintaining adequate policies and procedures designated to end racial profiling. the states are...
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simpson showed us. the disabled veterans national foundation sent his homeless veterans shelter in alabama. he got hundreds of pairs of shiny navy dress shoes. some emergency blankets. some broken furniture. and lots and lots of coconut m&ms. >> didn't have a lot of use for 11,000 bags. >> reporter: u.s. vets, a charity in prescott, arizona got an even stranger shipment. chefs coats. and football pants. >> makes a real -- >> reporter: roy tidwell says he arranged the shipments and insists both of these charities knew what he was sending and they wanted it. the group that got the chefs coat has no idea why they got chefs coat. zero idea. and football pants? you think there's a homeless veterans football team out there? >> absolutely. >> reporter: you do? >> absolutely. there's 300-bed -- >> reporter: in prescott, arizona, minor league of homeless veterans playing football? >> i don't doubt that homeless vets play football, basketball. >> reporter: i'm sure you don't doubt it. i've talked to those people.
simpson showed us. the disabled veterans national foundation sent his homeless veterans shelter in alabama. he got hundreds of pairs of shiny navy dress shoes. some emergency blankets. some broken furniture. and lots and lots of coconut m&ms. >> didn't have a lot of use for 11,000 bags. >> reporter: u.s. vets, a charity in prescott, arizona got an even stranger shipment. chefs coats. and football pants. >> makes a real -- >> reporter: roy tidwell says he arranged the...
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what about us? what auteople. if i were a terrorist and i ntedo deram as a trarue ncd ul go attacking wind mills. >> jim boyd, you mentioned human vulnerability. let's wrap up there. >> i've obviously been deep into theubject er since 9/11, and while we didllencoag e tooohe si threats, design criteria, and maybe make them more ridge edin some -- rigid in some cases, thi the psychological threatf attacking a nucle a feyea re ofng harm. it would take lifetimes of terroris to slice through a dry cask or get into the building. thpool is somhi we hey whavou. i'm more concerned about a dirty bomb, more concerned about out the nuclear materials running around in our society that has nothing to do with nuclear powerieing aravated io e deviha ea p o as tro would blow the switchyard up in a nuclear plant and scare the daylights out of a million people can there would not be a radiation threat. that's my opinion. that's notheopforot- pl i t tmsf, w nt them or we don't want them. there are a few vulnerabilities. they need to
what about us? what auteople. if i were a terrorist and i ntedo deram as a trarue ncd ul go attacking wind mills. >> jim boyd, you mentioned human vulnerability. let's wrap up there. >> i've obviously been deep into theubject er since 9/11, and while we didllencoag e tooohe si threats, design criteria, and maybe make them more ridge edin some -- rigid in some cases, thi the psychological threatf attacking a nucle a feyea re ofng harm. it would take lifetimes of terroris to slice...
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country music star billy dean will yoin us on america's news headquarterings. stay with us. costs mounting for the massive storms slamming midatlantic and west statings. wildfires that are scorching colorado towns and more folks are asking for disaster money and public funds need a taxpayer bailout. we should rely on private disaster insurance. >> you look at florida. rainy day fund is depleted. they get hit by a hurricane they are in trouble. these people chose to live in a hurricane zone. you talk about federal dollars to do this. this is something that a private insurance should be man dated on the people that are there and we have an act of god or rogue storm that is different from something that happens year after year and these people have to take responsibility for what happened to the property. >> and tracey, maybe you are thinking colorado is prone to wildfires. it is costing them for what they are seeing now. whether that is colorado's i don't know. should it still be a federal program? >> it is a tough call. mother nature strikes wherever she wants to. we had floo
country music star billy dean will yoin us on america's news headquarterings. stay with us. costs mounting for the massive storms slamming midatlantic and west statings. wildfires that are scorching colorado towns and more folks are asking for disaster money and public funds need a taxpayer bailout. we should rely on private disaster insurance. >> you look at florida. rainy day fund is depleted. they get hit by a hurricane they are in trouble. these people chose to live in a hurricane...
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it won't help us hear you at all in this audience, but it will enable the broadcast to hear you. so go ahead. >> people are escaping like slaves, there they go, on their way again. >> sir? >> yes. >> given the expenses that had to be gone through to retrieve a slave was it good money spent after bad? was it a principle that needed to be upheld to show the rest of the slaves that the slave holders were serious about keeping their property? >> i think it's a built of both. keep in mind, that this is the most valuable property at the time in the united states. you know, by the outbreak of the civil war, it is in monetary terms, there's nothing comparable and all other sectors of economic activity combined, do not come close to the value of the slaves. so this is -- this is valuable property. and politically, it also raises questions and i think this is why i tried to tease out the banks case because it is clear that folks in front royal virginia are clear that they must get this man back, not only because of his value, but because of the standard that he sets that others may emulate
it won't help us hear you at all in this audience, but it will enable the broadcast to hear you. so go ahead. >> people are escaping like slaves, there they go, on their way again. >> sir? >> yes. >> given the expenses that had to be gone through to retrieve a slave was it good money spent after bad? was it a principle that needed to be upheld to show the rest of the slaves that the slave holders were serious about keeping their property? >> i think it's a built of...
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>> we used fpi under contract. i believe we use them here in d.c. >> what do you mean by used? >> i believe we have a contract with them. >> the federal prison industry is a program that if we want to maximize the use of because you have prisoners they're getting job training using the prison industry program for management purposes, encouraging them to be more likely to get a job when they get out here and we wanted to make sure that the department of common security is using the program so that we get the best benefits. the number has been declining of the past few years. >> i would be happy to verify that for you. >> the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> you have made several references to responding to requests for writing in a timely fashion. he last appeared before this committee october 26 of last year. following that hearing, a number of questions were cemented in transmitted to you in a timely fashion. -- were submitted to you in a timely fashion. do you regard this to answer questions as being timely? >> obviously not. it is before this hearing. >> >> we have
>> we used fpi under contract. i believe we use them here in d.c. >> what do you mean by used? >> i believe we have a contract with them. >> the federal prison industry is a program that if we want to maximize the use of because you have prisoners they're getting job training using the prison industry program for management purposes, encouraging them to be more likely to get a job when they get out here and we wanted to make sure that the department of common security is...
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we used that to help us create this matrix of facts. ultimately it did work. it was a wonderful process. as i saw us convince, you know, i saw us convince the conservative democrats who were very important here. in fact, you mentioned the walter flowers from alabama whose conditions were very pro and the jim manz of south carolina, people like that were important. and we reached them and would be desperate not to have a partisan committee vote. even reaching them i don't know, 17-14 or something. i think that would have been the figures, the democrat and republican split, that would have been a disaster. disaster is too strong a term. it was the wrong way to go about it. of course it happened the year the clinton impeachment in 1998. but we really, it works to be accepted by the country, by history, for the good of the country. we really felt we drilled so hard. to achieved bipartisanship in this thing. and i give a lot of credit. bill said two key figures. just handle it right. it was useful to have me, aggressive. i wanted to you know, to go hard and once i
we used that to help us create this matrix of facts. ultimately it did work. it was a wonderful process. as i saw us convince, you know, i saw us convince the conservative democrats who were very important here. in fact, you mentioned the walter flowers from alabama whose conditions were very pro and the jim manz of south carolina, people like that were important. and we reached them and would be desperate not to have a partisan committee vote. even reaching them i don't know, 17-14 or...
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he's on the phone with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> help us break down the stet lment. who is the real winner here? is it the retailer? >> unfortunately, it's not. the only winners are visa, mastercard and their banks. they have gotten a hall pass if this deal goes through. it's not a done deal. it's a proposal now. they have a hall pass to continue to raise their swipe fees without restraint and not have anybody be able to enforce the law against them. they have to be feeling good now. >> the swipe fee reduction is only for eight months. what could happen after that. it could go back up? >> i tell you, with the credit card companies, you always have to read the fine print. what you read this is remarkable. they are not even going to reduce the swipe fees for the eight months. what they are going to do is take the dollar value of that and roll it into the settlement. because there's nothing to change the structure of how they do things today, by the time the merchants actually get any of that money, swipe fees will have gone up by more than the amount of that money. mer
he's on the phone with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> help us break down the stet lment. who is the real winner here? is it the retailer? >> unfortunately, it's not. the only winners are visa, mastercard and their banks. they have gotten a hall pass if this deal goes through. it's not a done deal. it's a proposal now. they have a hall pass to continue to raise their swipe fees without restraint and not have anybody be able to enforce the law against them. they have to...
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it takes us to point two. the brc's emphasis on a consent based approach was a step in the right direction. i'm pleased to hear so many members of the panel amplify that today. the commission studied what worked and what didn'tork oaf the past 20 years and it looked overseas. it came to the conclusion that trying to foist an unending stream of nuclear waste in an unwilling state and an unwilling congressional dell galgs was a losing proposition. the brk stated ital to affirm a meaningful role for states, tribes and governments that is at once meaningful. we concur with that observation, but note the brc was too tentative. rather than attempt to build the same mouse trap, such a change can be accomplished by amending the atomic energy act. kpemplss of radioactivity from our laws make it in effect a privileged pollutant. these exemptions are at the foundation of state and federal agency distrust of both commercial and government run nuclear facilities. if epa and the states had full nuclear authority, clear clea
it takes us to point two. the brc's emphasis on a consent based approach was a step in the right direction. i'm pleased to hear so many members of the panel amplify that today. the commission studied what worked and what didn'tork oaf the past 20 years and it looked overseas. it came to the conclusion that trying to foist an unending stream of nuclear waste in an unwilling state and an unwilling congressional dell galgs was a losing proposition. the brk stated ital to affirm a meaningful role...
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tocqueville sees us ordinary mortals, so far below him as something better. nobody says it better than himself. let me conclude with a final passage in the second volume of democracy in america. as for myself, having come to the final stage of my course to discover from afar but once all the diverse objects that i've contemplated separately in advance, i feel full of fears an
tocqueville sees us ordinary mortals, so far below him as something better. nobody says it better than himself. let me conclude with a final passage in the second volume of democracy in america. as for myself, having come to the final stage of my course to discover from afar but once all the diverse objects that i've contemplated separately in advance, i feel full of fears an
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politics, using political power to build an economic base. again, we see it in the 19th century and early 20th century over and over again among the irish, among the italians of how they use politics to help their groups to build economic power. and he was thwarted just as most african-americans in the late 19th and at the turn of the 20th century were thwarted in their efforts to use the political system to build an economic power base. >> i would -- i would just add this too that, you know, when smalls basically ends his political career, we find him continuing to fight. we find him in 1895 in the south carolina constitutional convention, which had been called to reverse everything that had been done, or at least to -- i need to rephrase that to reverse the most essential thing that had been done in the 1868 constitutional convention, which was to enfranchise african-americans. convention w was to franchise african-americans. and he tried to stand up and prevent the disfranchisement of black south carolinians. that work remains unfinished b
politics, using political power to build an economic base. again, we see it in the 19th century and early 20th century over and over again among the irish, among the italians of how they use politics to help their groups to build economic power. and he was thwarted just as most african-americans in the late 19th and at the turn of the 20th century were thwarted in their efforts to use the political system to build an economic power base. >> i would -- i would just add this too that, you...
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double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations... search with bing... and listen to pandora. presenting the 2013 lexus gs, rx and the all-new es, the leading edge of the leading edge. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. is at the heart of every innovation. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on
double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it....
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thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> more on the cleanup in just a minute. minute.
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thanks for waking up with us. we're glad you're with us. we begin with the historic credit card settlement that could mean more fees for you. visa, mastercard, and some of the country's biggest banks have agreed to a massive $7.25 billion settlement with retailers. the lawsuit centers around credit card swipe fees. merchants a little credit card companies were fixing the price on those fees. that settlement also gives
thanks for waking up with us. we're glad you're with us. we begin with the historic credit card settlement that could mean more fees for you. visa, mastercard, and some of the country's biggest banks have agreed to a massive $7.25 billion settlement with retailers. the lawsuit centers around credit card swipe fees. merchants a little credit card companies were fixing the price on those fees. that settlement also gives
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mckey used 60 different people ma mainly in the countryside. they comprise d the labor force at his buford home. domestic service had it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners various needs. that was a downside and a negative. and unlike field hands they had no place to hide. indeed typically they were fed better than the field hands also. domestics were privy to important information that might prove essential and valuable because of their proximity to their owners and also to the people who came and visited their owners. they were in a privileged position. but mckey was indull gent slave master. he frequently had robert accompany him to his various properties. mckey taught smalls how to ride horses, to swim, how to ride boats to hunt with a gun and other kinds of things. sequele equally significant is the fact that robert allowed him to remain with his mother until he was 12 years old. at that point his life would change but in an unanticipated way. let me say something about lydia this
mckey used 60 different people ma mainly in the countryside. they comprise d the labor force at his buford home. domestic service had it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners various needs. that was a downside and a negative. and unlike field hands they had no place to hide. indeed typically they were fed better than the field hands also. domestics were privy to important information that might prove essential and valuable because of...
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used it right here at home. now, the virginia state lawmakers, they plan to introduce the bill, aimed at protecting your rights to the privacies. the republican delegate, they said that under his bill, police would need a warrant before using the drones and they would have to destroy any images here, acquired by drones, unless they are a part of the authorized investigations. in other news, jeans dunning was found dead in his home this morning in south carolina. he's a former sheriff of alexandria. his wife, nancy, was killed more than eight years ago. her death remains an open homicide investigation. the authorities in south carolina, they say that james dunning appears to have died in their sleep and the death was not seen suspicious. >>> the fbi and the state police, they are both joining in on the investigation into the virginia reporter's suspicious death. anded to, the focus of that investigation turned to prince william county. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox where the search warrant has been filed in a myster
used it right here at home. now, the virginia state lawmakers, they plan to introduce the bill, aimed at protecting your rights to the privacies. the republican delegate, they said that under his bill, police would need a warrant before using the drones and they would have to destroy any images here, acquired by drones, unless they are a part of the authorized investigations. in other news, jeans dunning was found dead in his home this morning in south carolina. he's a former sheriff of...
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they bring us phenomenal topics that have us all thinking. you know how you go to an amusement park and it's huge and overwhelming and if you were someone with special needs, you want assistance in order to traverse the whole thing. how about instead of bringing a scooter you bring a segue. disneyland in han him saanaheim this is not one of the accepted ways of getting around. it led to a lawsuit. and so our legal guys are talking about how the americans with disabilities act steps into this one. >>> and 401(k)s, many of us have taken big hits. >> yes. nobody wants to look at it. >> so money expert dara dole land is along with us to talk about most of it is out of your control. there are a few things that you can do. there are a lot of hidden fees involved in your 401(k). she says can you perhaps capture some of the money lost by getting rid of some of the fees or at least knowing about them. and then, you know, the olympic fever is everywhere. you may have watched the olympic ceremonies last night. >> yes. >> thumbs up? thumbs down? >> i tho
they bring us phenomenal topics that have us all thinking. you know how you go to an amusement park and it's huge and overwhelming and if you were someone with special needs, you want assistance in order to traverse the whole thing. how about instead of bringing a scooter you bring a segue. disneyland in han him saanaheim this is not one of the accepted ways of getting around. it led to a lawsuit. and so our legal guys are talking about how the americans with disabilities act steps into this...
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acosta use. what is an example of inconsistency from your life experience? >> caller: my life experience. a very good friend of mine, a young 30-year-old lady had an automobile accident where an undocumented fellow ran into her car. he had nothing but an insurance card. no driver's license. just an insurance card. the highway patrolman in south carolina send him on his way. did not even ticket him. he was scared to death of what the law might say. the situation turned out okay but i am just saying that this patrolman was terrified. i called the highway patrol offices to find out what was going on and he said we follow the rules. i don't know what that means. >> host: thanks for your call. >> guest: that is a tremendous point. consistency and enforcement of immigration law is one thing we need. i will share with you that our border security and the security of our country should be a non negotiable item and we need to dedicate resources to do that. we take that issue by tightening security along the border and allowing employers to hire illegal aliens in the
acosta use. what is an example of inconsistency from your life experience? >> caller: my life experience. a very good friend of mine, a young 30-year-old lady had an automobile accident where an undocumented fellow ran into her car. he had nothing but an insurance card. no driver's license. just an insurance card. the highway patrolman in south carolina send him on his way. did not even ticket him. he was scared to death of what the law might say. the situation turned out okay but i am...
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it's 16. >> the process that the intelligence community uses or the tools that are used to conduct surveillance are products from defense contractors and intelligence agency contractors, is that correct? >> well, the technology is by contractors as well as people in the intelligence community, yes. ? and i suppose there are some fire walls between the various intelligence agency, but perhaps not -- what do you think about that? fire walls for the conveying of information? >> yes. actually, one of the major efforts since 9/11 has been to take down the stovepipes and the walls between the different agencies and there are for sensitive information there are limitations on dissemination, et cetera, but the focus of the dni has been to try to make sure that everybody gets the information they need to do their job. >> certainly. tell me this now. does the intelligence community have the technological capacity to identify americans based upon the content of their electronic communications? that's actually a very good question, and obviously i can't get into classified techniques that they use to -- an
it's 16. >> the process that the intelligence community uses or the tools that are used to conduct surveillance are products from defense contractors and intelligence agency contractors, is that correct? >> well, the technology is by contractors as well as people in the intelligence community, yes. ? and i suppose there are some fire walls between the various intelligence agency, but perhaps not -- what do you think about that? fire walls for the conveying of information? >>...
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we used to always win that race. now we're 23rd. we haven't made the investments that we used to make. we also have to rethink the contract we have with our educators to not just to higher pay but more accountability. perhaps most promising is a set of new technologies that can transform the way we do education. at mit we have a program thought "mitx that brings online education to everyone in the world. there is con economy that does that k through 12 and many other technological advances that can bring the productivity improvements to the educational area that have already cured in manufacturing, retailing and distribution and other areas. >> eliot: we'll have to have that conversation some other evening whether online education is the way to bring high quality low cost education to the vast majority of our public and so we can compete. another conversation for another night. eric brynjolfsson, thank you for your time tonight. anyone who listened and understood all of this gets two credits at mit to graduate. we appreciate it. >>
we used to always win that race. now we're 23rd. we haven't made the investments that we used to make. we also have to rethink the contract we have with our educators to not just to higher pay but more accountability. perhaps most promising is a set of new technologies that can transform the way we do education. at mit we have a program thought "mitx that brings online education to everyone in the world. there is con economy that does that k through 12 and many other technological advances...
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it's a phrase we still use today. don't let the cat out of the bag. you don't want to see the cat coming out of the bag for a flogging. >> that's at 7:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. also this weekend, more from the contenders. our serious of key political figures who ran and lost. former new york governor al smith. this july 4th on c-span tv it's 24 hours of american history tv usually seen on weekends providing eyewitness account, historic tours and lectures and discussions with historians and teachers. see our website to see the weekend schedule and more about the programs. next, author and political commentator michael barone, examines the writings of alexis detocqueville, focusing on liberty, equality and community. tocqueville is best known for his two-volume work "democracy in america" based on his travels in the 1830s. mr. barone is a guest lecturer in charleston, south carolina, and of course, called the conservative intellectual tradition in america taught by professor mallory factor. >> thank you very much. it's an honor to be here and a speci
it's a phrase we still use today. don't let the cat out of the bag. you don't want to see the cat coming out of the bag for a flogging. >> that's at 7:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. also this weekend, more from the contenders. our serious of key political figures who ran and lost. former new york governor al smith. this july 4th on c-span tv it's 24 hours of american history tv usually seen on weekends providing eyewitness account, historic tours and lectures and discussions with historians...
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he has allowed us as historians to use his life as an example and to challenge the nonsense about ignorant negroes, to challenge the nonsense about african-americans being made and wanting to be slaves and loving their masters, although i have to say smalls did try to bail out the mckees a couple of times. but again, that doesn't mean that he loved them in the way that they said slaves love their masters in the 19th century. so with that, i'll pass it on to -- go ahead. [ applause ] >> good evening. hi, i'm delighted to be here with you and to bring greetings to you from our founding director, lonnie g.baunch at the african-american museum of history and culture. and i've been asked to talk about robert smalls and the future. and he does have a future with the national museum of african-american history and culture. let me begin by talking about the history and mission of the museum. the national museum of african-american history and culture was established in 2003 as the 19th museum of the smithsonian institution, the largest museum complex and research organization in the world. its mis
he has allowed us as historians to use his life as an example and to challenge the nonsense about ignorant negroes, to challenge the nonsense about african-americans being made and wanting to be slaves and loving their masters, although i have to say smalls did try to bail out the mckees a couple of times. but again, that doesn't mean that he loved them in the way that they said slaves love their masters in the 19th century. so with that, i'll pass it on to -- go ahead. [ applause ] >>...
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and the navy primarily used coal french was escorting he and his family to new york. dupont was very worried about this. and he wrote this wife, i took for granted that robert smalls wa wanted to go. but he came to know if he was going to lose this place here as pilot for my vessels. and i came to think you are the most superior negro that i have ever met. i told him you need not go to the north unless you wish it. i told him if you return in a month i would take him on again as a pilot. he said he would again go with mr. french. unless he promised to have him back in three weeks he would not go. robert. you would see how the navy officers have treated you. giving you work and are kind in your feelings. they will always be your friends. the reply was sprtriking. it is because i know this that i have come to see you today. my best friends are in the navy and aboard the ship. he did return one of dupont's top assistants and ask eed him. has your head been turned. it was turned but one way all the time that i was in the north. toward port royal. he will join the nav al e
and the navy primarily used coal french was escorting he and his family to new york. dupont was very worried about this. and he wrote this wife, i took for granted that robert smalls wa wanted to go. but he came to know if he was going to lose this place here as pilot for my vessels. and i came to think you are the most superior negro that i have ever met. i told him you need not go to the north unless you wish it. i told him if you return in a month i would take him on again as a pilot. he...